| Number of workstations in each island | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikar | Bikini | Bokak | Rongerik | Total | |
| Benthic BRUVS | 16 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 69 |
| Benthic survey | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 56 |
| Deep sea cameras | 10 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| Environmental DNA | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| Fish surveys | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 60 |
| Pelagic BRUVS | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| Seabird survey | 26 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 113 |
| Submersible survey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Turtle nest survey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| Vegetation survey | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Microplastics | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| Traverse | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| sum | 108 | 122 | 127 | 112 | 469 |
Nautical miles traveled
1917
Hours underwater
200
Data collected
18 Tb
| Reef fish with largest contribution to total biomass (g/m2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| taxon_valid_name | frq | ind_m2 | gr_m2 | |
| Requiem | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | 22.222 | 0.001 | 52.549 |
| Parrotfish | Chlorurus microrhinos | 77.778 | 0.013 | 10.765 |
| Barracuda | Sphyraena forsteri | 3.704 | 0.006 | 9.234 |
| Wrasse | Cheilinus undulatus | 48.148 | 0.003 | 8.502 |
| Anthias | Pseudanthias pascalus | 51.852 | 1.352 | 8.425 |
| Emperor | Monotaxis grandoculis | 25.926 | 0.007 | 8.142 |
| Snapper | Lutjanus bohar | 51.852 | 0.005 | 6.395 |
| Snapper | Macolor macularis | 29.630 | 0.003 | 5.791 |
| Grouper | Plectropomus laevis | 22.222 | 0.001 | 5.272 |
| Snapper | Lutjanus gibbus | 29.630 | 0.009 | 5.052 |
| Reef fish with largest contribution to total biomass (g/m2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| taxon_valid_name | frq | ind_m2 | gr_m2 | |
| Requiem | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | 46.429 | 0.004 | 112.012 |
| Requiem | Triaenodon obesus | 32.143 | 0.002 | 31.735 |
| Parrotfish | Scarus ghobban | 39.286 | 0.027 | 24.039 |
| Wrasse | Cheilinus undulatus | 35.714 | 0.003 | 21.556 |
| Surgeonfish | Naso lituratus | 71.429 | 0.021 | 16.905 |
| Butterflyfish | Hemitaurichthys thompsoni | 53.571 | 0.154 | 14.434 |
| Emperor | Monotaxis grandoculis | 32.143 | 0.008 | 12.929 |
| Snapper | Macolor niger | 21.429 | 0.008 | 10.340 |
| Parrotfish | Chlorurus microrhinos | 46.429 | 0.009 | 9.877 |
| Rabbitfish | Siganus argenteus | 28.571 | 0.014 | 9.262 |
| Reef fish with largest contribution to total biomass (g/m2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| taxon_valid_name | frq | ind_m2 | gr_m2 | |
| Requiem | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | 57.143 | 0.005 | 140.616 |
| Fusilier | Pterocaesio tile | 39.286 | 0.680 | 67.629 |
| Requiem | Triaenodon obesus | 21.429 | 0.001 | 36.953 |
| Snapper | Macolor niger | 21.429 | 0.011 | 18.913 |
| Fusilier | Caesio teres | 21.429 | 0.080 | 14.520 |
| Snapper | Lutjanus bohar | 75.000 | 0.016 | 14.154 |
| Surgeonfish | Naso hexacanthus | 28.571 | 0.011 | 13.225 |
| Snapper | Lutjanus gibbus | 21.429 | 0.021 | 11.955 |
| Parrotfish | Chlorurus microrhinos | 50.000 | 0.011 | 9.935 |
| Snapper | Macolor macularis | 46.429 | 0.007 | 8.480 |
| Reef fish with largest contribution to total biomass (g/m2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| taxon_valid_name | frq | ind_m2 | gr_m2 | |
| Requiem | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | 47.826 | 0.005 | 147.874 |
| Fusilier | Pterocaesio tile | 8.696 | 0.148 | 13.486 |
| Surgeonfish | Naso hexacanthus | 34.783 | 0.012 | 12.317 |
| Requiem | Triaenodon obesus | 13.043 | 0.001 | 12.214 |
| Requiem | Carcharhinus albimarginatus | 4.348 | 0.000 | 12.145 |
| Parrotfish | Chlorurus microrhinos | 47.826 | 0.011 | 7.167 |
| Wrasse | Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus | 8.696 | 0.318 | 6.786 |
| Snapper | Lutjanus gibbus | 17.391 | 0.013 | 6.195 |
| Snapper | Lutjanus bohar | 43.478 | 0.004 | 4.012 |
| Fusilier | Caesio teres | 4.348 | 0.011 | 3.662 |
| Number of benthos surveys by island, habitat, and exposure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikar | Bikini | Bokak | Rongerik | |
| Lagoon | ||||
| Patchreef | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Backreef | NA | 4 | NA | NA |
| Leeward | ||||
| Forereef | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Windward | ||||
| Forereef | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Benthos survey locations
| Water filtered (liters) for eDNA extraction in each island | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bottom | Surface | |
| Bikar | 36 | 36 |
| Bikini | 58 | 42 |
| Bokak | 48 | 48 |
| Rongerik | 36 | 36 |
| Number of benthic BRUVS deployed in each island | ||
|---|---|---|
| depth_range | n_deployments | |
| Bikar | 14-39 | 16 |
| Bikini | 11-44 | 18 |
| Bokak | 6-47 | 24 |
| Rongerik | 10-32 | 11 |
| Number of deep sea cameras deployed in each island by depth strata | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikar | Bikini | Bokak | Rongerik | |
| 0 - 200 m | 1 | NA | NA | NA |
| 200 - 500 m | 2 | NA | 1 | 1 |
| 500 - 1,000 m | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1,000 - 2,500 m | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Number of submersible surveys in each island | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| n_deployments | min_depth | max_depth | |
| Bikar | 5 | 180 | 275 |
| Bikini | 2 | 50 | 250 |
| Bokak | 3 | 130 | 250 |
| Rongerik | 3 | 250 | 263 |
| Number of bird surveys in each island | ||
|---|---|---|
| Land | Sea | |
| Bikar | 8 | 18 |
| Bikini | 14 | 19 |
| Bokak | 8 | 19 |
| Majuro Atoll | NA | 2 |
| Rongerik | 14 | 14 |
| Transit | NA | 2 |
| Transit to Utirik | NA | 2 |
| Utirik | 2 | 1 |
| Number of vegetation surveys per island | ||
|---|---|---|
| Flora relative abundance | Pisonia forest density | |
| Bikar | 3 | 3 |
| Bokak | 6 | NA |
| Rongerik | 1 | 3 |
| Number of traverses and distance covered (m2) per island | ||
|---|---|---|
| n_surveys | cum_dist_m | |
| Bikini | 11 | 6060.582 |
| Rongerik | 4 | 1117.930 |
| Number of turle surveys per island | ||
|---|---|---|
| sublocation | n_surveys | |
| Bikar | Bikar | 5 |
| Bikar | Jabwelo | 1 |
| Rongerik | Bock | 7 |
| Rongerik | N Traverse Is | 1 |
| Rongerik | Rongerik | 1 |